Cooperation of suppliers and clients with companies in the agricultural machinery industry: some evidence from Brazil

International Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation and Development

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 330-346

  Borsato, Milton ^a   de Araújo Carvalho, Amanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE TECNOLÓGICA FEDERAL DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

agricultural machinery; Brazil; case study; client; cooperation; cooperative project management; partnership; PDP; product development; product development process; supplier

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870798260     PISSN: 17531942     EISSN: 17531950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTLID.2010.039163     Document Type: Article

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